"The Silures were still not pacified, and Cartimandua's ex-husband Venutius replaced Caratacus as the most prominent leader of British resistance. In 60–61, while Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus was campaigning in Wales, the southeast of Britain rose in revolt under the leadership of Boudica. Boudica was the widow of the recently deceased king of the Iceni, Prasutagus. The Roman historian Tacitus reports that Prasutagus had left a will leaving half his kingdom to Nero in the hope that the remainder would be left untouched. He was wrong. When his will was enforced, Rome responded by violently seizing the tribe's lands in"
"Lopamudra Lopamudra () also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada was a female philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda. She was not only the consort of Agastya but a Rishiki in her own right, as she was the well known rishiki who visualized the ""Panchadasi"" mantra of the Sakta tradition of Hinduism. There are three versions of Lopamudra' legend; one is in the Rigveda Hymns; the second"
"60 AD Roman rule was imposed on the territory and his widow Boudicca led a rebellion in which the towns of Colchester (""Camulodunum""), London (""Londinium"") and St. Albans (""Verulamium"") were sacked. Prasutagus was the king of the Iceni who inhabited what is now Norfolk. They initially were not part of the territory under direct Roman control having voluntarily allied themselves to Rome after Claudius' conquest in AD 43. The Iceni guarded their independence and revolted in AD 47 when the governor Publius Ostorius Scapula threatened to disarm them. Prasutagus lived a long life of conspicuous wealth and, in hope of"
"Anasuya Anasuya (IAST: Anusūyā, ""free from envy and jealousy""), also known as Anusuya, was wife of an ancient Indian rishi (sage) named Atri, in Hindu mythology. In Ramayana, she appears living with her husband in a small hermitage in the southern periphery of the forest of Chitrakuta. She was very pious and always practiced austerities and devotion. This allowed her to attain miraculous powers. When Sita and Rama visited her during their exile, Anusuya was very attentive to them and gave Sita an ointment which could maintain her beauty forever. She was mother of Dattatreya, the sage-avatar of Trimurti Brahma,"
"Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Socrates Onassis (; , ""Aristotelis Onasis""; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975), commonly called Ari or Aristo Onassis, was a Greek shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life, including his marriage to Athina Mary Livanos (daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros G. Livanos); his affair with famous opera singer Maria Callas; and his 1968 marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of American President John F. Kennedy. Onassis"
"Nakhtubasterau Nakhtubasterau (Nakhtbastetiru) was the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II. She dates to the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. Her name honors Bastet. Nakhtubasterau was one of the wives known for Pharaoh Amasis II. She is known from a stela from the Serapeum. She held the titles ""king's wife, his beloved"", ""great one of the hetes sceptre"" and ""great of praises"". She was the mother of two sons: Nakhtubasterau was buried in Giza in a rock-cut tomb now numbered G 9550. Her anthropoid black granite sarcophagus is now in Saint Petersburg (767). She was buried with her son Ahmose -"
"heard her cries and released her by overturning the vessel in which she was confined. She flowed out as the river Kaveri. Lopamudra Lopamudra () also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada was a female philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda. She was not only the consort of Agastya but a Rishiki in her own right, as she was the well known rishiki who visualized the ""Panchadasi"""
"haft-older brother and sister 8 person. She was titled Her Highness (พระวรวงศ์เธอ ""Phra Worawong Thoe"") in the reign of King Prajadhipok, Rama VII (1927). Induratana relinquished her royal titles to marry Somwang Sarasas on February 4, 1953. Somwang Sarasas (née Sundananda) is the older brother of Ngarmchit Purachatra na Ayudhaya (wife of Prince Prem Purachatra). She and Sarasas have three children. Later, both divorced. Induratana Paribatra Induratana Paribatra (; ; born February 2, 1921 –). She is the eldest daughter of Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan and Sombandh Paribatra na Ayudhaya (née Palakawong na Ayudhaya). She was titled ""Her"
"Nefertari Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. Nefertari means 'beautiful companion' and Meritmut means 'Beloved of [the goddess] Mut'. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, next to Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut. She was highly educated and able to both read and write hieroglyphs, a very rare skill at the time. She used these skills in her diplomatic work, corresponding with other prominent royals of the time. Her lavishly decorated tomb, QV66, is one of the largest and most"
"Pramuni"" and ""Dewi Sasanti"". Queen Dewi Jayaamijaya was married to King consort Astradarma Pramesti Yawastina king and birthed King of Anglingdarma: Malawapati. Jayabaya abdicated in old age and sought a life of meditation as a Hindu recluse, informing a ""moksha"" he was the incarnation of vishnu, in the village of ""Menang"", in Pagu sub-district of Kediri Regency, until the modern era still considered a sacred pilgrimage site, according to Kejawen belief system. Sukarno and Suharto both meditated at length in Menang to attain an air of kingly legitimacy, supernatural abilities, Jayabaya's blessings and/or powers. Ratu Jayabaya is most famous for"
"of three known wives of Senusret III (a fourth, possible wife is Sithathoriunet). She was depicted on a New Kingdom stele now in the British Museum (EA846) and on an inscription in Semna dating to the reign of Thutmose III. Meretseger (queen) Meretseger (""She who Loves Silence"") was an Ancient Egyptian queen consort. Meretseger appears in sources of the New Kingdom of Egypt as the wife of Senusret III. According to that she would be the first Egyptian queen consort to bear the title Great Royal Wife, which became the standard title for chief wives of pharaohs. She was also"
"the powerful queens dowager, Ratu Amangkurat (Amangkurat IV's wife) and Ratu Pakubuwana (Pakubuwana I's wife), much to the confusion of the Dutch. The king tried to break the dominance of this Danureja by asking the help of the Dutch to banish him, but Danureja's successor, Natakusuma, was influenced heavily by the Queen's brother, Arya Purbaya, son of the rebel Pangeran Purbaya, who was also Natakusuma's brother-in-law. Arya Purbaya's erratic behaviour in court, his alleged homosexuality which was abhorred by the pious king and rumours of his planning a rebellion against the “heathen” (the Dutch) caused unrest in Kartasura and hatred"
"Karomama Meritmut Karomama Meritmut (prenomen: ""Sitamun Mutemhat"") was an ancient Egyptian high priestess, a God's Wife of Amun during the 22nd Dynasty. She is possibly identical with Karomama, a daughter of Pharaoh Osorkon II, who was depicted in the ""sed-""hall of the pharaoh. She followed Henuttawy as high priestess. She is depicted in the Karnak chapel Osiris-Nebankh (""""Osiris, Lord of Life""""). A bronze statue of hers, which she received from her ""overseer of the treasury"" Ahentefnakht, is in the Louvre now; a votive statue of Maat she also received from him, was found in Karnak, a stela of hers, her"
"Maria Petraliphaina Maria Doukaina Komnene Petraliphaina () was the wife of Theodore Komnenos Doukas, ruler of Epirus and in 1224–1230 self-proclaimed Emperor of Thessalonica. She is the earliest consort of the Epirote state known by name: the two wives of Michael I Komnenos Doukas, predecessor of her husband, were members of the Melissenos family but their first names are unknown. Maria was a member of the Petraliphas family, of Italian origin. Her brother John Petraliphas was a ranking noble in the court of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos (), and was appointed as governor of Thessaly and Macedonia. In"
"Ngarmchit Purachatra Ngarmchit Purachatra na Ayudhya (June 7, 1915 – October 18, 1983), née Ngarmchit Sarasas, also known after her husband as Princess Prem Purachatra, was a Thai princess by marriage and an advocate for charity and for women. She was by marriage part of the royal family of Thailand. Her birth name has been transliterated as Ngamchitti, Ngarmchit or Ngarm Jittra. She was the daughter of Phra Sarasat Phonla Khan (Long Sundananda), who was Lieutenant General. Her father was involved in the Siamese revolution of 1932 and was briefly Minister of Economic Affairs in 1937. A supporter of the"
"the court. Ramabhadramba Rāmabhadrāmbā was a poet and consort of the Thanjavur Nayak king Raghunatha Nayak (r. 1600-34). She wrote the Sanskrit epic ""Raghunathabdyudayam"", a biography of her husband. Ramabhadramba was also a disciple of the Telugu poet Chengalva Kalakavi. Tharu and Lalita says that she ""could compose poetry in three languages and was an expert in ""Ashtavadhanam"" (the capacity to attend to eight different intellectual activities at the same time)."" They also claim that she was a historian who left behind ""accounts of the political and military events in Raghunandanayaka's reign"" and has documented the presence of several women"
"Neptune (Greek Poseidon). He ruled the underworld and the dead beside his wife, Proserpina (Greek Persephone). In literature, Dīs Pater's name was commonly used as a symbolic and poetic way of referring to death itself. In 249 BC and 207 BC, the Roman Senate under senator Lucius Catellius ordained special festivals to appease Dīs Pater and Proserpina. Every hundred years, a festival was celebrated in his name. According to legend, a round marble altar, ""Altar of Dīs Pater and Proserpina"" (), was miraculously discovered by the servants of a Sabine called Valesius, the ancestor of the first consul. The servants"
"Vasuki (wife of Valluvar) Vasuki () was a Tamil woman who lived during the Sangam period. She was the wife of the Tamil poet-philosopher Valluvar. Very little is known about the life of Vasuki other than her being the wife of Valluvar. She was one of the daughters of Margaseyan, who lived near Kaviripakkam. She is widely known as a chaste and pious woman and an ideal Tamil housewife. Traditional, as well as legendary, accounts about her abound, which have been the subject of scholarly analysis for centuries. Some details about Vasuki, however, are of doubtful historicity. Legend has it"
"Samyukta Sanyukta, also known as Sanyogita, Sanjukta, or Samyukta, is a character in the medieval heroic romance ""Prithviraj Raso"". According to the text, she was the daughter of Jaichand, the King of Kannauj, and one of three wives of Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithviraj Chauhan is a popular figure of romance and chivalry from the folklore of medieval India. The love between Prithviraj and Samyukta is one of India's most popular medieval romances, immortalized in Chand Bardai’s epic ""Prithviraj Raso"" (or, ""Chand Raisa""), but the historicity of the Samyukta episode remains a matter of debate. At the peak of his reign, Prithviraj"
"Nefertiti Neferneferuaten Nefertiti () (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was an Egyptian queen and the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they worshiped one god only, Aten, or the sun disc. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of Ancient Egyptian history. Some scholars believe that Nefertiti ruled briefly as Neferneferuaten after her husband's death and before the accession of Tutankhamun, although this identification is a matter of ongoing debate. If Nefertiti did rule as Pharaoh, her reign"
"Nahusha Nahusha () was a well-known king of the Aila dynasty. He was the son of Ayu, the eldest son of Pururavas and Prabha, the daughter of Svarbhanu. Nahusha reigned from Pratishthana. He married Viraja, the daughter of the Pitrs. They had six or seven sons, according to different Puranas. His eldest son Yati became a ""muni"" (ascetic). He was succeeded by his second son Yayati. In another variation of his story, he is said to have married Ashokasundari, a regional goddess who is said to be daughter of Shiva and Parvati and is said to have given birth to"
"Some of the points in his analysis are: It is unclear if the paper has been peer-reviewed. Not all of the points seem to be accepted by scholarship. Queen Pwa Saw is remembered as witty, wise, and beautiful, exercising political influence for 40 years during one of the most difficult periods in Burmese history. Pwa Saw Pwa Saw ( ; also known as Saw Hla Wun (စောလှဝန်း, ); 1240– 1295/96 or 1310s) was a chief queen consort of King Narathihapate of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She is remembered as witty, wise, and beautiful, and as someone who exercised"
"after Agasthya. It is called Agasthiyar falls,and Agasthiyar Hills. It even has a very recluse small temple at the hill slope where he is the presiding deity along with his wife Lopamudra.ppl do not stay back after sunset at this place as he is supposed to visit in the dark hours. Agastya Agastya was a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. In the Indian traditions, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 in the Sanskrit text ""Rigveda"" and"
"canopic jars and ""ushabtis"" are in Berlin. She was followed as God's Wife by Shepenupet I. Her tomb was found in December 2014 in the area of the Ramesseum at Thebes. Karomama Meritmut Karomama Meritmut (prenomen: ""Sitamun Mutemhat"") was an ancient Egyptian high priestess, a God's Wife of Amun during the 22nd Dynasty. She is possibly identical with Karomama, a daughter of Pharaoh Osorkon II, who was depicted in the ""sed-""hall of the pharaoh. She followed Henuttawy as high priestess. She is depicted in the Karnak chapel Osiris-Nebankh (""""Osiris, Lord of Life""""). A bronze statue of hers, which she received"
"Saint Ruru Saint Ruru is a hermit famous in the Hindu Puranas. According to Devi Bhagavata (Skandha 2), Puloma was the wife of Bhrgu. He got the son Chyavana by Puloma. Chyavana married Sukanya. Pramati was born to them. The hermit Pramati married the beautiful damsel Pratapi and got a son named Ruru. He grew up to become a famous hermit. Ruru happened to encounter exceedingly beautiful Pramadvara, the daughter of the king of gandharvas and Menaka and momentously fell in love with her. The father of Pramadvara came to know of this and decided to give her in marriage"
"Pwa Saw Pwa Saw ( ; also known as Saw Hla Wun (စောလှဝန်း, ); 1240– 1295/96 or 1310s) was a chief queen consort of King Narathihapate of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She is remembered as witty, wise, and beautiful, and as someone who exercised political influence for four decades during one of the most difficult periods in the country's history. Historians are divided as to whether the chronicle narratives contain more myth than fact. Hla Wun was the most well known of the three historical Pagan period queens known by the epithet Pwa Saw (lit. ""Queen Grandmother"", or"
"Induratana Paribatra Induratana Paribatra (; ; born February 2, 1921 –). She is the eldest daughter of Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan and Sombandh Paribatra na Ayudhaya (née Palakawong na Ayudhaya). She was titled ""Her Highness"" in King Prajadhipok, Rama VII, but Induratana relinquished her royal titles to marry Somwang Sarasas and had three children. She was a granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn. Princess Induratana was the 9th child of Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan and the 1st of Sombandh Paribatra na Ayudhaya (née Palakawong na Ayudhaya). She had 1 siblings younger brother Prince Sukhumabhinanda. as well as a"
"Meretseger (queen) Meretseger (""She who Loves Silence"") was an Ancient Egyptian queen consort. Meretseger appears in sources of the New Kingdom of Egypt as the wife of Senusret III. According to that she would be the first Egyptian queen consort to bear the title Great Royal Wife, which became the standard title for chief wives of pharaohs. She was also the first queen consort whose name was written in a cartouche. However, as there are no contemporary sources relating to Meretseger, she is most likely a creation of the New Kingdom. Along with Khenemetneferhedjet II and Neferthenut, she is one"
"to be Akhenaten instead rather than Tutankhamun. Furthermore, the phrase regarding marriage to 'one of my subjects' (translated by some as 'servants') is possibly either a reference to the Grand Vizier Ay or a secondary member of the Egyptian royal family line. Since Nefertiti was depicted as powerful as her husband in official monuments smiting Egypt's enemies, she might be the Dakhamunzu in the Amarna correspondence as Nicholas Reeves believes. Nefertiti Neferneferuaten Nefertiti () (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was an Egyptian queen and the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and her husband"
"lacking in good understanding, and for the women to whom she has good will she makes an end of strife even among their husbands."" Arete (mythology) In Greek mythology, Queen Arete (; Ancient Greek: , ""Arētē"" ""virtue"") of Scheria, was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. Arete was the daughter of Rhexenor. She was a descendant of Poseidon, who, making love to Periboea, begot Nausithous, who in turn had two sons, Rhexenor, her father and Alcinous, her uncle and later on, her husband. Her name appears to be associated with the Ionic noun ἀρητή, meaning ""sacred"","
"Amalasuntha Amalasuntha (also known as Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha, Amalasuintha, Amalswinthe, Amalasontha or Amalsenta) (30 April 534/535) was a regent of the Ostrogoths during the minority of her son from 526 to 534, and ruling queen regnant from 534 to 535. She was the youngest daughter of Theoderic the Great, and firmly believed in the upholding of Roman virtues and values. She is best known for her diplomatic relationship with Justinian I, who would invade Italy in response to her assassination. In 515, Amalasuntha married Eutharic (522), an Ostrogoth noble of the old Amali dynasty who had been previously living in the"
"Arete (mythology) In Greek mythology, Queen Arete (; Ancient Greek: , ""Arētē"" ""virtue"") of Scheria, was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. Arete was the daughter of Rhexenor. She was a descendant of Poseidon, who, making love to Periboea, begot Nausithous, who in turn had two sons, Rhexenor, her father and Alcinous, her uncle and later on, her husband. Her name appears to be associated with the Ionic noun ἀρητή, meaning ""sacred"", ""cursed"" or ""prayed."" Some sources claim that it means ""righteous"", while others connect it with Ares, the Greek god of war. Arete was also"
"Ramabhadramba Rāmabhadrāmbā was a poet and consort of the Thanjavur Nayak king Raghunatha Nayak (r. 1600-34). She wrote the Sanskrit epic ""Raghunathabdyudayam"", a biography of her husband. Ramabhadramba was also a disciple of the Telugu poet Chengalva Kalakavi. Tharu and Lalita says that she ""could compose poetry in three languages and was an expert in ""Ashtavadhanam"" (the capacity to attend to eight different intellectual activities at the same time)."" They also claim that she was a historian who left behind ""accounts of the political and military events in Raghunandanayaka's reign"" and has documented the presence of several women composers in"